HIV infection in India second only to South Africa
UNAIDS report on the Global HIV epidemic, released in New Delhi on the eve on the World AIDS Conference, starting in Durban this week, says that 3.7 million Indians are living with HIV infection.

An eco-friendly retreat
Tata Energy Research Institute's (TERI's) recently inaugurated executive training and conference facility, Retreat, on the outskirts of Delhi, is an environmentalist's dream.

After MasterCard, MTNL ties up with American Express
MTNL went in for a second marriage recently for its customers' convenience. To facilitate telephone bill payment through credit cards, MTNL tied the knot with MasterCard International in May this year.

My money / B Vasanthan
I don't think money is an evil. If utilised for the proper purposes, that is. Greed is a state of the mind. Money is a necessity, one of the ingredients you necessarily require to exist and survive.

On a tranquil note
When was the last time you devoted an entire day to total relaxation? Now you can, at Tranquil, a private coffee plantation nestled in the picturesque Vayanad district of Kerala.

Fun at Phuket
For the first time ever, we have a consortium of five big hotel names in Asia --Thailand never had it so good! -- as the Sheraton, the Dusit, The Banyan Tree, the Allamanda and the Laguna Club come together on a 1,000 acres of defunct tin mines on Phuket Island on the ultra exclusive Bang Tao Bay

India's man of steel
The global steel industry was at first reluctant to take notice of him when he entered the arena in 1976. He was considered a novice who had little experience in dealing with the ruthless world of international business that was a far cry from the cosy.

Plastic power for the whole country is his dream
Netwala.com launched the e-rupee, the first electronic currency in the world, recently. Says Safdar Khan, president and CEO of NetWala.com, "This concept is very unique in India and in the Indian market -- it will effectively converge the cyber and real worlds."